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Music

Hi guys❗ Let me tell you that I ❤️ 🎵. I listen to my MP3 player list when I'm traveling by 🚌, reading 📚, writing posts, etc.. Do you like listening to 🎵 How many words and expressions related to music do you know❓

In case you can't remember some of them, don't 😟. I'll remind you the most well-known, they are:

Singer /ˈˈsɪŋ.ə/
Someone who sings, especially 👨👩 whose job is singing.

Song /sɒŋ/
A piece of 🎵 with words that are sung. 

Lyricist /ˈlɪr.ɪ.sɪst/
A 👨/👩 who writes the words for songs. A lyricist is also called songwriter.

Lyrics  /ˈlɪr·ɪks/
The words of a song.

Chorus  /ˈkɔː.rəs/
The repeated part of a song.

Musician /mjuːˈzɪʃən/
A 👨/👩 who is skilled in playing 🎵 . For example: 🎸👩, 🎷👨, 🎻👩, etc.

Album /ˈæl.bəm/
A group of songs or pieces of 🎵 made available on an item like a 💽 or the internet.

Single /ˈsɪŋ.ɡəl/
A 💽 that has a main song and a few ones; a song that is sold in this way.

Tune /tjuːn/
A series of musical notes, especially it is catchy (nice and esay to remember).

Gig /ɡɪɡ/
A performance of 🎵 by 🎤👨👩 or musicians, especially playing modern or pop music. Also it is called concert.

Jam Session /ˈdʒæm ˌseʃən/
An informal performance of jazz or rock 🎵.

Cover /ˈkʌv.ə/
A performance or new recording of a song that was originally recorded by other artist.

Serenade /ˌser.əˈneɪd/
A song sung or a piece of 🎵 for 👨👩. Usually, a 👨 performs this for the 👩 he ❤️ at night.

A capela /ˌæ kæˈpelə/
Sung without any musical instrument.


Let's practise
Do you ❤️ 🎵   Who is your favourite 🎤 👨/👩  Which song do you like the most  Has other 🎤 👨 or band done a cover of this song, which do you prefer  Are you into concerts  Who did the last gig you go to  Have you ever been surprised with a serenade  Which song was sung or played to you


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